The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-06-01
LOCAL ITEMS.
,ol. Wildcs is regalning his health

How'll bhlhibh1
J. o. Haines 4 Co lost nice liver
horse recently
The L. b. AS have disbandcd for til
summer months.
Another hot wave coming! Rcmembe
Towards Soda Fountain.
Conductor Tantish is enjoying shor
vacation about home.
Ordway has got the largest and hano
soonest line OF Seersuckers in town.
Mr.. II. w. Cushing and wife are cN
pected home within two weeks.
This week Curtis can show his custom
ers new rich millinery for June trade
Engineer Stewart expects to complct,
the r, r. survey to Scion within ten days
Geo. A. Cragin of Ada, Mimi, arrive,
Monday for few weeks sojourn in Som
erset y
Messs J. Yosmus and Corryden Felke
are on n business trip to Boston thi.
week.
Miss Lizzie Webb returned Saturda,
night from years residence at Mnneap
oils, MINI.
Rev. Mr.. Racklih is attending the ami
versares of the Bangor Theological Sem
mary this week.
Reed & Thompson, East Madison, have
years order ahead for their River
drivers calks.
F. X. Folsom and Silas Leland accom-
panied by their families madc a brief visit
to The Forks last week.
The Skowhegan band appeared in new
summer regalia Monday afternoon, viz.
silk hats and linen busters.
Mrs. b. f. Eaton and Miss Kathleen,
returned Saturday night from their brief
sojourn at the National Capitol.
great Improvement is noticeable in
the light of our streets, since the cleo
tries were rc-arranged
Somerset District Lodge, / o. &. r.,
will be held at bingham on Friday, June
Sd. Marcellus j. Dow, &. c. T will be
present.
The rain with which we have been ia
vored during the week past was very op-
perfume and makes vegetation give
promise of abundant harvest.
NJ. c. Foss and wife arrived Saturday
night but their stay is only temporary as
they are to pass the summer months at
their cottage, Peak Island.
Mrs. A. II. Chase and daughters Misses
Eliza and Mamie, of Clayton New Jersey,
are visiting the family of Hon Abel Pres
colt in this village where they will spend
the summer.
Ed. Emery, who we are proud to claim
as Il Skowhegan boy, at present a drug
clerk in Gardiner was at home for a Wis
it of a few days last week, returning
Monday morning.
The REPORTER received call Monday
from Mr.. and Mrs. A. n. Dickson of Mil
waukec, Wis. Mrs Dickson has been a
constant subscriber of the REPORTER for
over thirty years.
Former graduates of the High School,
who wish for reserved seats at the com
mencement, June 10, will please call at
the store of the Misses King and Ward
and secure tickets before Tuesday June :.
The lodge of A. o. L. W. was not in
stituted at East Madison, Monday of last
week by Parker Spollard Esq. as stated
in the REPORTER. 1t was only visited by
him, having been instituted nearly year
earlier.
Mr.. Fred S. Hall left home Monday
last for Minneapolis, Mimi, where his
business interests now center. His fami.
ly remains at SkOwhegan yet, but he pur-
poses to establish his residence at Mime
apols some time before winter,
Mr.. A. II. Fletcher has exchanged his
property opposite Hotel Cobnrn stables,
with O. w. Jcwett, V. S., for his large
stand of buildings on the road to South
Norrdgewock and Mr.. Jewett is erecting
a large stable on the Fletcher premises.
Vosmus & Felker are to retlt the small
room connected with this large store
house on Water street, and occupy it for
an office. We are informed that the
rooms now occupied by this firm further
up the street are to be used by Chandler
Tuttle for his insurance business.
We have received from Land Agent
Packard his annual report. The report
of Hon. Noah Barker, Commissioner ON
Claims of settlers on proprietors lands in
Aroostook, made in 1874, is reproduced
as an appendix to this volume which
makes it unusually valuable
The c. c. c. gave a six O'Clock dinner
at g. A. r. hall, Tuesday evening last.
over one hundred plates were laid, and
the spread, their first public one, was
grand Later in the evening the club
were joined by gentlemen friends and a
sociable time was had for several hours.
The large audience that greeted Abby's
Uncle Tom Cabin Co., is ample evidence
that that old familiar piece yet has n
powerful hold upon the people. The
company gave all entertainment that
pleased the multitude, and was one of the
best that ever visited us. The street pa
radc was great feature. Tn receipts
were S2l0.
Mr. S. 7. Penny, of Canaan, has a fine
colt not quite one year old. He is a
locomotive out of Cunard mare. Gen.
Knox being his grandfather on the
fathers side, and Van MOltke on the
mothers. He weighs $40 lbs, stands Is
hands high, color, sorrel with light tail and
name and is as fine a speciman of young
horsehesh as we have seen for many days.
Messrs. Stafford, Frost, Knights Rice,
Mathews and Cairns, of this place, with
gentlemen from Lynn and Boston, re-
turned Monday night from trip to the
Carry Ponds where they were very sue
cessful. Their catch numbered over 800,
A grand time. We have it on good au-